| le world comes to a standstill when someone comes | | | | and herbs, taking antioxidant supplements like |
| to know that or she has breast cancer. Though there | | | | turmeric help to negate the side-effects of |
| are many treatment procedures for the killer disease | | | | chemotherapy. Other dietary supplements that show |
| today, it becomes almost obvious that the | | | | promise to breast cancer patients include curcumin, |
| doomsday is near. Leave alone the tremendous pain | | | | vitamin D3, and Maitake mushrooms. |
| one has to bear with, the very fear of death makes | | | | - Eat anti-inflammatory foods: Anti-inflammatory |
| living life an uphill task. | | | | foods stop metastasis or spreading of cancer. Same |
| Adding complementary therapies in the form of | | | | is true for breast cancer. Eat more of salmon, |
| lifestyle changes and alternative medicines to your | | | | walnuts, pumpkin seeds to prevent breast cancer. |
| treatment plan can help you feel better and improve | | | | - Follow a detox-diet: Adding dark leafy green |
| your prognosis. Oncologists are of the view that | | | | vegetables to the diet keeps kidneys and liver, the |
| when it comes to breast cancer, conventional | | | | two major organs of human body, working properly |
| treatment procedures like surgery, chemotherapy, | | | | so they can eliminate the harmful remains of |
| hormonal therapy, and radiation are unavoidable. But | | | | chemotherapy drugs after they’ve done their |
| adopting a few holistic health strategies offer | | | | job. |
| effective healing benefits. Here are some health care | | | | - Stick to organic diet: Pesticides used during farming |
| tips that make living with breast cancer a bit easier: | | | | of non-organic crops are “xenoestrogens,” |
| - Acupuncture: Stimulation of certain points on body | | | | which stimulate the development of |
| activates key portions of the nervous system, | | | | hormone-dependent tumors. So, it is always advisable |
| resulting in the release of body's own pain-killers and | | | | to go the organic way, and start eating pesticide-free |
| a boost to immune system. | | | | food. Regular exercise: There is no alternative to |
| - Dietary supplements: Apart from vitamins, minerals, | | | | regular exercise. |